diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 22e26d5c8..4ac55ced2 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -132,9 +132,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <inttypes.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_INTTYPES_H
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `isascii' function. */
-#undef HAVE_ISASCII
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `crypto' library (-lcrypto). */
 #undef HAVE_LIBCRYPTO
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d4e60c1f6..9c1c4eeb9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac e1f8bdce.
+# From configure.ac 4af46aa3.
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for Eggdrop 1.9.5.
 #
@@ -8218,12 +8218,6 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_func_inet_aton" = xyes
 then :
   printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_INET_ATON 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-fi
-ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "isascii" "ac_cv_func_isascii"
-if test "x$ac_cv_func_isascii" = xyes
-then :
-  printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_ISASCII 1" >>confdefs.h
-
 fi
 ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "memset_s" "ac_cv_func_memset_s"
 if test "x$ac_cv_func_memset_s" = xyes
diff --git a/src/mod/compress.mod/configure b/src/mod/compress.mod/configure
index 5ffba9dc5..21927d124 100755
--- a/src/mod/compress.mod/configure
+++ b/src/mod/compress.mod/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac e1f8bdce.
+# From configure.ac 4af46aa3.
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for Eggdrop Compress Module 1.9.5.
 #
diff --git a/src/mod/dns.mod/configure b/src/mod/dns.mod/configure
index 7b706fb9b..54e38bf94 100755
--- a/src/mod/dns.mod/configure
+++ b/src/mod/dns.mod/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac e1f8bdce.
+# From configure.ac 4af46aa3.
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for Eggdrop DNS Module 1.9.5.
 #
diff --git a/src/mod/python.mod/configure b/src/mod/python.mod/configure
index 4f5e64077..def84c793 100755
--- a/src/mod/python.mod/configure
+++ b/src/mod/python.mod/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac e1f8bdce.
+# From configure.ac 4af46aa3.
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for Eggdrop Python Module 1.10.0.
 #
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@ ac_unique_file="python.c"
 ac_subst_vars='LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
 AWK
-PYTHON
 PYTHON_VERSION
 PYTHON_LDFLAGS
 PYTHON_CFLAGS
@@ -1924,7 +1923,8 @@ python_avail="false"
 
 if test "x$egg_enable_python" != "xno"; then
   if test "x$egg_with_python_config" = "x"; then
-    for ac_prog in python3-config python-config python3.12-config python3.11-config python3.10-config python3.9-config python3.8-config
+    # based on serial 20 https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_python.html
+    for ac_prog in python3-config python3.12-config python3.11-config python3.10-config python3.9-config python3.8-config python-config
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ done
     if test -d "$egg_with_python_config"; then
       { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Checking for python-config binaries in $egg_with_python_config" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me: Checking for python-config binaries in $egg_with_python_config" >&6;}
-      for ac_prog in python3-config python-config
+      for ac_prog in python3-config python3.12-config python3.11-config python3.10-config python3.9-config python3.8-config python-config
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
@@ -2031,9 +2031,6 @@ done
     else
       if test -x "$egg_with_python_config"; then
         python_config_bin="$egg_with_python_config"
-      else
-        { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Specified --with-python-config=$egg_with_python_config does not exist." >&5
-printf "%s\n" "$as_me: WARNING: Specified --with-python-config=$egg_with_python_config does not exist." >&2;}
       fi
     fi
   fi
@@ -2081,65 +2078,10 @@ fi
 # Check python path
 
 
-# Extract the first word of "python[$PYTHON_VERSION]", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy python$PYTHON_VERSION; ac_word=$2
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-printf %s "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if test ${ac_cv_path_PYTHON+y}
-then :
-  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
-else $as_nop
-  case $PYTHON in
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_PYTHON="$PYTHON" # Let the user override the test with a path.
-  ;;
-  *)
-  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  case $as_dir in #(((
-    '') as_dir=./ ;;
-    */) ;;
-    *) as_dir=$as_dir/ ;;
-  esac
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_path_PYTHON="$as_dir$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
-    printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-  ;;
-esac
-fi
-PYTHON=$ac_cv_path_PYTHON
-if test -n "$PYTHON"; then
-  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PYTHON" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "$PYTHON" >&6; }
-else
-  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-  if test -z "$PYTHON"; then
-    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Cannot find python$PYTHON_VERSION in your system path" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "$as_me: WARNING: Cannot find python$PYTHON_VERSION in your system path" >&2;}
-    if ! $ax_python_devel_optional; then
-      as_fn_error $? "Giving up, python development not available" "$LINENO" 5
-    fi
-  ax_python_devel_found=no
-  PYTHON_VERSION=""
-fi
+PYTHON_VERSION=`echo $PYTHON_LDFLAGS | sed 's/.*-lpython\(.*[0-9]\).*/\1/'`
 
 # Check for python version
-  python_ver=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; \
-  print(sys.version.split ()[0])"`
-  for ac_prog in gawk mawk nawk awk
+for ac_prog in gawk mawk nawk awk
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
@@ -2198,7 +2140,7 @@ done
   # 0001001200050617.  In other words, each number is zero padded to four
   # digits, and non digits are removed.
 
-  ax_compare_version_A=`echo "$python_ver" | sed -e 's/\([0-9]*\)/Z\1Z/g' \
+  ax_compare_version_A=`echo "$PYTHON_VERSION" | sed -e 's/\([0-9]*\)/Z\1Z/g' \
                      -e 's/Z\([0-9]\)Z/Z0\1Z/g' \
                      -e 's/Z\([0-9][0-9]\)Z/Z0\1Z/g' \
                      -e 's/Z\([0-9][0-9][0-9]\)Z/Z0\1Z/g' \
@@ -2222,18 +2164,18 @@ x$ax_compare_version_B" | sed 's/^ *//' | sort -r | sed "s/x${ax_compare_version
     else ax_check_ver="no"
   fi
 
-  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking $PYTHON version is >= 3.8.0" >&5
-printf %s "checking $PYTHON version is >= 3.8.0... " >&6; }
-  if test "x$ax_check_ver" = x"no"; then
-    python_avail="false"
-    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no ($python_ver)" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "no ($python_ver)" >&6; }
-    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Eggdrop requires python version 3.8.0 or higher" >&5
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking python version is >= 3.8.0" >&5
+printf %s "checking python version is >= 3.8.0... " >&6; }
+if test "x$ax_check_ver" = x"no"; then
+  python_avail="false"
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no ($PYTHON_VERSION)" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no ($PYTHON_VERSION)" >&6; }
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Eggdrop requires python version 3.8.0 or higher" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me: WARNING: Eggdrop requires python version 3.8.0 or higher" >&2;}
-  else
-    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes ($python_ver)" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "yes ($python_ver)" >&6; }
-  fi
+else
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes ($PYTHON_VERSION)" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "yes ($PYTHON_VERSION)" >&6; }
+fi
 
 # Disable the module
 if test "x$python_avail" = "xfalse"; then